Psilocybin mushrooms completely changed my life. The fateful day was the 14th of March this year.

I had taken mushrooms twice before, in the two consecutive weeks before actually, and everything was fine, but this time was a completely different story.

David Nickles discusses the importance of underground psychedelic research while exploring the limits of sanctioned psychedelic research, common misconceptions about underground research, and the myriad of practical and theoretical developments resulting from unsanctioned psychedelic research.

Sam Gandy speaks at Breaking Convention on how humanity is altering the ecology of the world and how psychedelics tend to heavily influence our level of ecological awareness.

Presentation on phytochemical analysis by Raph Borges at Breaking Convention: an International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness held 10-12th July, 2015. Raph discusses how anyone can use a simple technique at home known as Thin Layer chromatography to assess local ethnobotanicals for psychedelic compounds or test other natural and synthetic drugs.

 A great new book by Graham St. John has been published that explores the rise of DMT in our culture. Knowing where we've been with this enigmatic molecule and how it has become entangled within our culture is vital to understanding where we are going as the second psychedelic rennaisance continues to unfold into the future. Herein you will also find art donated by DMT-Nexus members Cyb and Art Van D'lay.  

Well it's about time. When it comes to drug policy Australia has been on the more conservative end of things, so this is a very hopeful development.

Here researchers summarize the potential of the Diviner's Sage as a tool to treat addiction. Salvia is easily among the most potent and bizarre of the plant psychedelics. It has unfortunately been severely misunderstood and is often used irresponsibly, so it is encouraging to see it get the attention it deserves. Salvia has a long history of medicinal usage and perhaps still has something to teach humanity, if we are able to learn how to work with it and listen.

 Psychedelics and related substances have contributed to a number of major scientific and technological breakthroughs and developments. Their highly ill-informed designation as Class A substances “with a high potential for abuse and no medical use” stands in stark contrast to what the accumulating scientific evidence has to say about these compounds. A much neglected area of psychedelic science, ironically, is how psychedelics contribute to the creative scientific process.

What does Google's DeepDream technology tell us about the mind? Researcher and DMT Nexus member, Nathanial.Dread, guides us through the inner workings of neural networks and visual processing.